St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-08
the game stood 8 to 5 in favor of the
Chlppewas.
THE TURF.
A Tremendous Crowd Sees the
Big Match Race at Sheepshead


A Tremendous Crowd Sees the
Big Match Race at Sheepshead
Bay.
NEW YORK, Sept. THE fact that
there was to be big match race drew
tremendous crowd to Sheepshead bay
this afternoon. The weather was
cloudy and the track fast, but dusty.
The event of the day was the match
between w. GRATIS chestnut colt Elk
wood and j. ID. MOrriSey'S bay gelding
Banburg, for $1,000 side and $1,000
added by the Jockey club. The distance
was one mile and quarter. ElkwOod
was ridden by Mclaughlin, and carried
Is pounds. Banburg had Hamilton for
a jockey, and carried 105 pounds. In
the pools ElllwOod sold for S43 and Ban
burg for $40. They went away on even
terms, but ElkwOod at once drew two
lengths away and set the pace, but not
a very fast one. and Banburg gradually
crawled up on him, and was only half a
length behind at the head of the stretch,
and it was seen that Elkwocd was as
good as beaten when Mclaughlin be-
gan to whip. Gradually, apparently
without effort, Banburg drew up,
passed his competitor at the sixteenth
pole and Won without a touch of the
whip by about length. Time, 2:O71S.
The other events in their order were:
First race, one mile-Starters, Favor, Chloe
taw and Stuyvesant Stuyvesant won by
head without whipping, Favor second, Chloe
taw third. Time, l 40, never beaten in an
actual race.
Second race, the Dash stakes for two-year
oids, tive-eighths Of a mile-Starters, Geral-
dine, Badge, Theora, King Crab. Defaulter
Persimmons, Van Leland, Puente, Speedwell,
Peerless, Banjo Leila May, Rita II, Daniella,
EaSterbok, Raid, Satisfied. Van Leland won
by an open length, Speedwell second, Dan
leila third. Time 1:O2.
Third race, the Average stakes one mile
and Observation-Disclosures Joe Cotton
ana Blnette. doe Cotton won by short
length. Time, 2:00l2, beating the record.
Fourth race-The match race, as above
Fifth race. handicap, one and one-eighth
miles-Starters Dry Monopole Pontico.
Swift Wahoo, Brown Duke, Stone Buck, Fos-
teral, Florence NJ. Swift won by a head,
Brown Duke second, Florence NJ third. Time,
1:56
Sixth race, selling, seyen-eights of mile
Starters: Spaulding, Tornado Brait, Tipsy,
Erebus, Safe Ban, Erin. Patrocles, Grenadier,
Little Minnie, Lizzie Walton, Chatter, Editor,
Saluda, Change, Ellie Hardy, Drake, Bonnie
). Piunger. Little Minnie Won by two
lengths, Patrocles second, Bonnie third.
Time, oslo.
Seventh race, seventh-eighths of mile
Starters: Pearl Jennings, Malaria, Pat Div
yer, Koi dor, Listelle, Roysterer, Ivanhoe.
Roi dor won by head, Pat Diver second,
Malaria third. Time, 1 80.
AT NIAGARA FALLS.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Sept. T.
Attendance fair; weather pleasant;
track fast.
First race, selling, fiye-eighths of mile
Gilt won, Lady May second, Barbara third.
Time, :05I2.
Second race, selling, five-eights of mile
Jim Brennan won, Miller second, Danyille
third. Time. :05. William Ii. Timmins,
the owner of Miller, together with the jockey,
Dunn, were ruled off for pulling Miller.
Third race, seven and one-half furlongs-
Luna Brown won. Santa Claus second, Top
Sawyer third. Time, 1 :4O14.
Fourth race, three-fourths of a mile
Fagin won, Ontario second, Karl II third.
Time, l rs.
Fifth race, steeple chase over full course
Bellevue won, Abraham second, Cheatfellow
third. Time 5 20.
Jockey Warder, who was badly in
injured in the steeplechase here this at
terHoon, died this evening,
JOHNSTON WINS.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. ABOUT
1000 persons were present at the races
at Hampden Park this afternoon, in
Guiding Gov. Ames, Lieut.. Gov. Brack-
EFT, Secretary of State Pearce and MEM
bers of the governors council. The
track was triiie heavy.
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